Lamaze method

[luh-mahz]

noun Obstetrics.

a method by which an expectant mother is prepared for childbirth by education, psychological and physical conditioning, and breathing exercises.

Origin of Lamaze method

probably earlier than 1975–80; named after Fernand Lamaze, 20th-century French physician, its originator

Also called psychoprophylaxis.

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lamaze method in Medicine

Lamaze method

n.

A method of childbirth in which the expectant mother is prepared psychologically and physically to give birth without the use of pain-relieving drugs.

Related formsLa•maze adj.

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